The degree to which the use of alcohol has spread in the world today is truly alarming; it is a great evil, and we Bahá'ís can see clearly why Bahá'u'lláh prohibits its being taken at all.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 23 February 1946 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual beiever; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Prohibition on Drinking Alcohol)
